Franz Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2

On this CD:

1. String Quartet No. 13 in A minor ("Rosamunde"), D. 804 (Op. 29)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Ivo Bauer, Tilman Buning, Leipzig String Quartet, Matthias Moosdorf, Andreas Seidel

2. String Quartet No. 1 in G minor/B flat major, D. 18
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Ivo Bauer, Tilman Buning, Leipzig String Quartet, Matthias Moosdorf, Andreas Seidel

3. Overture for orchestra in B flat, D. 470
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Ivo Bauer, Tilman Buning, Leipzig String Quartet, Matthias Moosdorf, Andreas Seidel

Editorial Reviews
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This disc, Volume 2 of the series, is best heard backwards. The half-minute fragment doesn't tell us much about anything, being too brief. But the very early Quartet, D. 18, is a touchingly sincere work of the very young Schubert (apparently about age 13). Its ending is extremely awkward, but other parts of the score are surprisingly affecting for such early work. This piece should definitely not be heard after the great masterpiece in A Minor, which makes it seem very trivial by contrast. The Leipzig Quartet's playing of these pieces is very Schubertian--melodically oriented and with plenty of overt drama. --Leslie Gerber

Tracks:

Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Andante
Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Minuetto. Allegretto/Trio/Minuetto Da Capo
Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Allegro Moderato
Qt In g/B D18: Andante/Presto Vivace
Qt In g/B D18: Menuetto/Trio/Meneutto Da Capo
Qt In g/B D18: Andante
Qt In g/B D18: Presto
Ov In B flat (Fragment) D470: Allegro

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This disc, Volume 2 of the series, is best heard backwards. The half-minute fragment doesn't tell us much about anything, being too brief. But the very early Quartet, D. 18, is a touchingly sincere work of the very young Schubert (apparently about age 13). Its ending is extremely awkward, but other parts of the score are surprisingly affecting for such early work. This piece should definitely not be heard after the great masterpiece in A Minor, which makes it seem very trivial by contrast. The Leipzig Quartet's playing of these pieces is very Schubertian--melodically oriented and with plenty of overt drama. --Leslie Gerber

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This Worthwhile Series Continues

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ASIN: B00009WQUG
Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Andante
Menuetto: Allegro
Allegro
Allegro Con Fuoco
Andante
Menuetto: Allegro Vivace
Rondo: Allegro Vivace
Presto
Andante
Menuetto: Allegro
Allegro Con Spirito

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This Worthwhile Series Continues.......2003-09-29

Naxos's house quartet, the Kodály Quartet, seems to be recording everything ever written for string quartet. They've already recorded the complete Haydn, Beethoven, Debussy and Ravel quartets. And this is the fifth of six Schubert Quartet CDs to be released.

This disc contains early Schubert--Quartets 2 (1812), 6 (1813) and 11 (1816), all written when he was in his teens; he was born in 1797. Indeed the Second was written before chorister Schubert's voice had changed! They do not sound like echt Schubert--more like Mozart or sometimes even a little like Rossini. Still, they are clever imitations and certainly show us how talented Schubert was as a youngster. And what a hard worker he was.

There is not an awkward moment in any of these pieces, and indeed I can even imagine Mozart or Haydn might have been glad to claim them as their own. I particularly like the sprightly rondo finale of Quartet No. 11, the slow movement of No. 2 (a siciliano), and the courtly minuet of No. 6.

All are played with a passion and musicianly nuance by the Kodály Quartet who certainly do NOT sound like they are simply playing through what might have been discounted by some to be apprentice works. Frankly, I am happy to have the first five volumes--plus another containing the Quintet in C--and look forward obtaining the last in the series.

Naxos provides clear and lifelike sound.

Tracks:

Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Andante
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro Moderato
Allegro Moderato
Scherzo: Prestissimo
Adagio
Allegro

Customer Reviews:

More than adequate.......2004-05-16

This recording by the Kodaly Quartet includes one of Schubert's "earlier" (1813) quartets (# 10, D 87) and one of his better-known later (1824) ones (# 13, D 804, the "Rosamunde"). It's a good introduction to Schubert's charming quartet style.

The performance is good; no complaints. At $7, it's not quite up to the standard set by some more extensive recordings (Alban Berg and Bosch on EMI; Quartetto Italiano on Phillips). BTW, if you're into Schubert's string quartets, the Melos-Quartett Stuttgart 6 CD complete set on Polygram, for $43, is an excellent deal.

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ASIN: B0000021F8
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Str Qnt in C, D956: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Str Qnt in C, D956: Adagio
Str Qnt in C, D956: Scherzo: 1. Scherzo. Presto/2. Trio. Andante Sostenuto/3. Scherzo Da Capo
Str Qnt in C, D956: Allegretto
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The Leipzig ensemble's approach to the Great C Major Quintet is somewhat unconventional. The expression of the first movement is relatively muted, although still effective, setting us up for the harrowing tragedy of the magnificent Adagio that follows. This shifting of weight and emphasis works out very well, and makes our ears even more welcoming to the dark humor of the Scherzo, which sometimes seems almost trivial in its context. Like most very early Schubert, the Overture (written when Schubert was 14) is naive music with touches of genius. (You can ignore the even earlier fragment unless you're writing a thesis.) Another winner in this wonderful series. --Leslie Gerber

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Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

Qt Movts in B flat, D 68: Allegro Maestoso
Qt Movts in B flat, D 68: Allegro
Qt in C, D 46: Adagio/Allegro Con Moto
Qt in C, D 46: Andante Con Moto
Qt in C, D 46: Menuetto: Allegro/Trio/Menuetto Da Capo
Qt in C, D 46: Finale. Allegro
Vier Komische Landler in D, D 354
Qt D 68: Allegro Maestoso (First Version)

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D. 68, written when Schubert was 16, is a curious piece. Its two movements are the first and last of a normal String Quartet and may not even belong together. The first movement starts out very conventionally, but Schubert's mature style and expressiveness crop up briefly in the development. The finale is very much like Haydn and almost as witty. D. 46, written about three months earlier, is a surprisingly excellent piece, maybe not as moving as late Schubert but astonishingly effective for teenage work. It's one of the great discoveries of this wonderful series, which continues to be convincingly performed throughout. The Comic Ländler, a brief set of dances for two violins, is thoroughly charming. --Leslie Gerber

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